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28.05.2026

Early Myelination Supports the Establishment of Consistent Handedness

Authors Moore S, Subramanian S, Meschkat M, Hemesath JW, Ruhwedel T, Möbius W, Nave KA, de Hoz L Journal Glia Citation Glia. 2026 Jul;74(7):e70161. Abstract Lateralization of brain functions, such as handedness, is thought to enhance cortical efficacy by reducing redundancy and speeding up decision-making. The corpus callosum (CC), one
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Human cell showing a network of mitochondria (yellow) and the cell nucleus (blue). Image: umg/Peter Rehling

28.05.2026

Mechanism that regulates the rate of mitochondrial protein production discovered

Researchers at Göttingen University Medical Center (UMG) and the Max Planck Institute (MPI) for Multidisciplinary Sciences have elucidated how the production of certain proteins and their incorporation into the inner membrane of mitochondria – the ‘powerhouses of the cell’ – are coordinated. This process, which ensures energy production in living
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27.05.2026

The PET tracer [11C]MODAG-005 targets alpha-synuclein aggregates in the brain

Authors Saw RS, Haas S, Schmidt F, Ryazanov S, Leonov A, Bleher D, Grotegerd AK, Kuebler L, Roeben B, Schmidt F, Reimold M, Bonanno F, Ruf VC, Dahl B, Sandiego CM, Henry KE, Papadopoulos I, Schaller M, Kahle PJ, Levin J, Gasser T, Brockmann K, Reischl G, la Fougère C,
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Prof. Dr. Melina Schuh © Irene Böttcher-Gajewski / Max Planck Institute for Multidisciplinary Sciences.

27.05.2026

Royal Society elects Melina Schuh as Fellow

MBExC member and biochemist Melina Schuh, currently Managing Director at the Max Planck Institute (MPI) for Multidisciplinary Sciences, has been elected as a Fellow of the British Royal Society in recognition of her outstanding contributions to oocyte research. The Royal Society elects the most distinguished scientists, engineers, and technology experts
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22.05.2026

Learning Through Noise: Why Subliminal Learning Works and When It Fails

Authors Brockers VC, Ventzke RD, Neuhaus V, Hidalgo-Ogalde B, Priesemann V Journal Arxiv Citation arXiv:2605.23645 Abstract In the context of artificial neural networks, subliminal learning refers to the transfer of task-relevant knowledge or unintended biases from teacher to student models through distillation on task-unrelated input output pairs. Prior explanations tie
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The UMG research team: Prof. Dr. Christine Stadelmann-Nessler, Institute of Neuropathology; Prof. Dr. Rubén Fernández-Busnadiego, Institute of Neuropathology; and Prof. Dr. Brit Mollenhauer, Department of Neurology and Head of the Paracelsus Elena Clinic in Kassel (from left to right). Photos: umg/Frank Stefan Kimmel (left); umg/Samer Al Mhethawi (centre); Paracelsus Elena Clinic (right)

22.05.2026

Following in Parkinson’s footsteps: research team at UMG receives millions in funding

A collaborative international project involving University Medical Center Göttingen (UMG) is set to receive around 7.7€ million in funding over the next three years from the ‘Aligning Science Across Parkinson’s’ research initiative. Of this total, just under 1.8€ million will be awarded to UMG, the project’s sole German partner. The
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21.05.2026

Hierarchical multi-timescale structural dynamics of the disordered N-terminal of p53

Authors Szöllősi D, Pratihar S, Mukhopadhyay D, Rout AK, Han M, Reddy GJ, Ebersberger N, Becker S, Nagy G, Rauscher S, Lee D, Klement R, Griesinger C, Grubmüller H Journal Nature Communications Citation Nat Commun. 2026 May 21 Abstract Most natively folded proteins exhibit a unique spatial structure, which undergoes
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First and last authors: Dr. Christof Lenz, Head of the Proteomics Service Unit at the Faculty of Medicine, University of Göttingen; Dr. Aiste Liutkute, postdoctoral researcher; and Prof. Dr. Niels Voigt, Professor of Molecular Pharmacology at the Institute of Pharmacology and Toxicology, UMG (from left to right). Photo: umg/eva meyer-besting

21.05.2026

Study on atrial fibrillation: both atria are more involved than previously thought

New research findings from the University Medical Center Göttingen (UMG) show that both atria undergo significant changes in cases of persistent atrial fibrillation. Until now, the left atrium in particular was considered to be the main factor in the condition. The results of the international study have been published in
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Different luminescent dyes. Photo: Dongchen Du

21.05.2026

Making biomolecules glow: new dye solves problem

Biomolecules, also known as organic molecules, include sugars, proteins and lipids and are the building blocks of all life. They play a role in the structure and metabolism of all living organisms. To make them visible under a microscope, researchers use special dyes to make them glow. A research team
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19.05.2026

Optogenetic cochlear stimulation evokes midbrain activity with near-physiological temporal fidelity

Authors Koert E, Götz J, Albrecht N, Vavakou A, Wolf BJ, Moser T Journal BioRxiv Citation bioRxiv 2026.05.16.724905 Abstract When hearing fails, stimulation of the auditory nerve by electrical cochlear implants (eCIs) partially restores hearing, with most eCI users achieving open speech understanding. However, the broad current spread from each
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